Historic houses · South Wales
West Tarr Mediaeval House
West Tarr Mediaeval House — Grade I listed Bastle house in Penally, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Manorbier · 2.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
West Tarr Mediaeval House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed Bastle house in Penally, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.6734°, -4.7652°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=16920
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
West Tarr Mediaeval House is a historic site south of the village of St Florence, in the community of Penally, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The site consists of two structures, the remains of the house and an ancillary building. The house is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled monument. The outbuilding is listed at Grade II.
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Background
History
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales suggests that West Tarr has elements of both a hall house and a tower house. Their Coflein database record draws comparison with such house types in Ireland. In a paper for the Pembrokeshire Historical Society Gerralt Nash considers another such medieval house identified in Haverfordwest and, noting similar types of near-coastal fortified dwellings in the vicinity such as Carswell Medieval House and Whitewell Ruins, suggests that the defensive nature of such structures was a response to piracy. Cadw, in contrast, does not identify any defensive features at West Tarr. In their Pembrokeshire volume in the Buildings of Wales…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6734, -4.7652
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Penally
- Postcode
- SA70 8ND
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Manorbier — 2.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17742642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Tarr Mediaeval House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Tarr Mediaeval House?
- West Tarr Mediaeval House is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA70 8ND), in the parish of Penally.
- Who owns West Tarr Mediaeval House?
- West Tarr Mediaeval House is owned by Cadw.
- Is West Tarr Mediaeval House a listed building?
- West Tarr Mediaeval House is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to West Tarr Mediaeval House?
- The nearest railway station is Manorbier, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA70 8ND.